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+ COVID-19: Plasma therapy results on critical patients were encouraging, says Delhi Health Minister
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said plasma therapy results to fight against COVID-19 are very encouraging.
“We have administered plasma therapy to six patients in Delhi, so far. Four patients were given the therapy four days back. Those who were administered four days back have almost recovered. All of them were critical patients and the results are very encouraging,” he said.
+ IIT-Delhi develops coronavirus test kit, gets ICMR’s approval
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit, which has got the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
“We started working on it by the end of January and got it ready in three months. We wanted to contribute to affordable low-cost diagnostics that could be used in large numbers,” V Perumal, Professor at IIT-Delhi, told news agency ANI.
+ Muslim patients offer prayers at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital after hospital authorities accepted their request to observe ‘Roza’ as the holy month of Ramzan commences today.
Muslim patients offer prayers at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital after hospital authorities accepted their request to observe ‘roza’ as holy month of #Ramzan commences today. Total 472 #COVID19 positive patients are admitted at the hospital: Information Dept, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/X7P2CcBblo
— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2020
+ Odisha: Debiprasad Mangaraj, a numismatist from Bhubaneswar has decided to auction 2 lakh old coins which he claims are worth crores
“I’ve decided to donate the money to state¢ral govt funds to help fight COVID-19. My collection includes coins from ancient to present eras,” he said.
Odisha:Debiprasad Mangaraj,a numismatist from Bhubaneswar has decided to auction 2 lakh old coins which he claims are worth crores, says,”I’ve decided to donate the money to state¢ral govt funds to help fight #COVID19.My collection includes coins from ancient to present eras” pic.twitter.com/HNGYGdanh2
— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2020
+ South Korea’s diagnostic kit manufacturing company SD Biosensor starts manufacturing rapid antibody test kits in Gurugram.
The manufacturer claims that the kit produces COVID-19 test result in 15 minutes.
Haryana: South Korea’s diagnostic kit manufacturing company SD Biosensor has started manufacturing rapid antibody test kits in Gurugram. The manufacturer claims that the kit produces #COVID19 test result in 15 minutes. pic.twitter.com/GfRf00mvi5
— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2020
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